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<p>‘ target=”_blank”>analemma</a>. Last week at the Pole, there was work as usual. And the astronomy and ham radio classes continued. But the sunset really took center stage.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img width="750" height="318" decoding="async" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI3NTAiIGhlaWdodD0iMzE4Ij48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+" alt="SPT in sunset" class="wp-post-6387 wp-image-4452" data-public-id="news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg" data-format="jpg" data-transformations="q_auto" data-version="1608054952" data-seo="1" data-responsive="1" data-size="750 318" data-delivery="upload" onload=";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;" data-cloudinary="lazy" /><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
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